Hart district officials announced their intent to look at district-based elections for the junior high and high school district’s governing board Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The report out of a closed-door session announced the William S. Hart Union High School District would take steps toward the adoption of ...

Four Santa Clarita Valley school districts, Newhall, Saugus Union, Castaic Union and Hart, were sent letters warning of California Voting Rights Act violation by a law firm Saturday. The letter was sent by the law firm Shenkman & Hughes, which represented two plaintiffs in three other similar Santa Clarita Valley lawsuits. The letters come days after the Santa Clarita Community College District disclosed the costliest Santa Clarita Valley settlement terms yet in three lawsuits over similar allegations.

Sulphur Springs School District officials approved settlement negotiations with attorneys in a lawsuit alleging the district's elections are discriminatory

A judge issued his final ruling in a lawsuit against the city of Palmdale which claims the city is in violation of the California Voting Rights Act due to its at-large elections for City Council

In court transcripts obtained by KHTS AM-1220, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge clarifies his intent to halt Palmdale’s City Council election. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. However, in news releases, Palmdale officials are saying the judge’s order is subject to an appellate court, which means their election is a go. ...

Palmdale's city election, which was slated for November, was halted again by the courts because the city was found in violation of the California Voting Rights Act

A Los Angeles County judge told Palmdale officials that they may not hold their regularly scheduled November election because it's in violation of the California Voting Rights Act

A voting rights expert who is been involved as an expert witness in dozens of lawsuits of the California Voting Rights Act said such cases usually come down to two things and there are few remedies outside of districting. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “If you can prove that the ...

Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, said there's legislation in the works that could take aim at the California Voting Rights Act lawsuit

Lawsuits facing two local school districts and the city of Santa Clarita over alleged violations of the California Voting Rights Act could cost local taxpayers millions of dollars